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The Secret Service claims Spencer, of Louisville KY, wrote and posted the poem, titled "The Sniper," on the New Saxon website. Special Agent Stephan M. Pazenzia said the poem describes a gunman shooting and killing a "tyrant," later identified as the president. The poem is said to be still available at New Saxon, but you have to be a member of the site and signed in to view it. However, the poem is included on the six-page criminal complaint filed against Spencer, and is replicated below (WLKY was able to host it, so I don't see any reason why I should get into trouble for cross-posting it here):

"THE SNIPER"

"As the tyrant enters his cross hairs the breath he takes is deepHis focus is square on the target as he begins to releaseA patriot for his people he knows this shot will cost his lifeBut for his race and their existence it is a small sacrificeThe bullet that he has chambered is one of the purest prideAnd the inspiration on the casing reads DIE negro DIEHe breathes out as he pulls the trigger releasing all his hateAnd a smile appears upon his face as he seals that monkey's fate.

The bullet screams toward its mark bringing with it deathAnd where there was once a face there is nothing leftTwo blood covered agents stare in horror and dismayLooking down toward the ground where their president now layNow the screams of one old negro broad pierces thru the airSetting off panic from every eyewitness that was thereAnd among all the confusion the hero calmly slips awayLaughing for he knows there will be another negro holiday

By Johnny Spencer

As you can see, this poem contains absolutely no reference to Barack or Michelle Obama. Only a paranoid schizo would make a connection.

Spencer appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin on Friday February 19th, 2010 for a detention hearing. Judge Whalin ordered Spencer released on $25,000 bond, but kept under house arrest at a family member's home. Spencer is charged with making threats against the president and threatening to kill or injure a major candidate for the office of the president; if convicted, he could face a maximum of 15 years in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Chance told Whalin that, even though investigators linked no weapons to Spencer, the poem doesn't qualify as protected political speech.

However, what also came out is that this poem has been posted since August 2007, and the Secret Service first became aware of it in November 2008. Yet the Secret Service waited 1 1/2 years before taking action, and did so only after an informant faxed a copy of the writings to the FBI. The Feds offered no reason for the delayed response or explanation as to how this poem is suddenly more threatening now than it was when first discovered by the Secret Service, nor could they explain why a poem written about Obama (according to them) long before he became President could suddenly be a threat now.

Federal public defender Laura Wyrosdick said no one took action to harm Obama in the two years the poem has been publicly available. After the hearing, Spencer's cousin, Paula McGill of Louisville, said family members were shocked by Spencer's arrest. "I don't think he thought it was going to catch up with him," McGill said. "He's not a harmful guy at all."

Reaction from First Amendment scholars was forthcoming. David Hudson, a scholar at the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University, said the case poses a difficult question of whether Spencer’s words fall under what is known as the “true threat” exception to the First Amendment. He said the courts have held that a statement may be deemed an illegal threat against the president if a reasonable person hearing or reading it would understand it as “a serious expression of intent to inflict bodily injury.” Jurors are instructed to consider the circumstances in which the statement was made and the reactions of those likely to hear or read it.

William Sharp, a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, which isn’t involved in the case, said: “If the government's prosecution is predicated solely on the poem, we believe that there would be a strong argument that the poem, despite its obviously horrific and racist imagery, would be protected speech under the First Amendment. The mere fact that authors write graphically violent imagery, even if born out of racist or otherwise repugnant beliefs, does not automatically remove First Amendment protections and justify criminal prosecution.”

10 comments:

Federal Government Determined To Provoke, Outrage White People Of USA(Apollonian, 20 Feb 10)

This is incredible:

True, just as u indicate, AA, there is NO threat made in the wording of the poem which merely celebrates a fictional, speculative doing, instance, or action. It's not a terribly bad poem, either.

But what this action by the feds will do is make a hero out of our poet, John L. Spencer Jr.--way to go, Mr. Spencer. Only possible "twist" would be if Spencer was some serious kind of pervert or psycho which now feds want to high-light and emphasize by their actions which now thrust Spencer into public eye.

Psychopaths in charge of things, esp. the "Justice" Dept., now seem determined to aggravate all the potential racial tensions--most interesting move on their part.

CONCLUSION: I don't think the blacks will be particularly moved one way or the other--BUT WHITES will, indubitably. Excellent story once again by White Reference--keep up the good work. Honest elections and death to the Fed. Apollonian

Apollonian - I have also noticed that the Justice Department under Obama seems determined to pour gasoline on the fire when it comes to racial issues. I think their objection is to provoke a violent reaction from unstable people as an excuse to impose dictatorial controls upon Amerikwa.

Yes AA, I've been watching Alex Jones (InfoWars.com) quite a lot--he's obviously too Jew-friendly, married to one, as he is, but otherwise he does good work against CFR-Bilderberg which, evidently, he doesn't think is totally Jew-controlled--as we know it is. But Jones comes up with lots and lots of neat items and info.

Interesting thing, AA, is note these Judeo-oligarchs are such psychos, THEY VERITABLY TEND TO BELIEVE THEIR OWN PROPAGANDA.

But the great crux will happen, as it is evermore, when the lower-level enforcers realize the top masterminds are insane and the economy seriously begins to self-destruct--esp. when the shekels paid to enforcers can't even buy food anymore.

Glenn Beck, a real scum-bag, really blew it when he tried to embarrass our state (Tx.) candidate for governor, Medina, a Ron Paul -type who's doing excellent job attacking Perry, the incumbent, and a CFR-Bilderberg stooge.

So the more these scum wiggle, the more they make things worse for themselves. The Israelis, pretending to "right" along w. "Judeo-Christian" allies, aren't happy to seeing their collaborators on fake "left," CFR-Bilderberg, blowing it all, and are trying to encourage a self-serving war against Iran as proposed diversion. Problem, of course, is Iran will be serious business w. 70 million people.

CONCLUSION: We ourselves, real patriots, should continue to work at grass-roots, emphasizing the basic anti-semitic nature of Christianity--as I've tried to do. See, for example, my latest endeavors contained in comments section at FreedomInOurTime.blogspot.com, "The Most Liberating Word," 12 Feb 10. Honest elections and death to the Fed. Apollonian

The poem didn't identify the tyrant, the nation over which he was tyrant or a name - could have been anywhere in Africa as well as the jUSA. Time to dig up the bones of Samuel Adams and try him for sedition !

I've read the poem in question, and nowhere do I see a reference to Obama.

Furthermore, I think the plot of the poem better fits a bitter white South African farmer who kills the black president of SA for allowing the ongoing genocide of whites in that country, especially white farmers who live in remote rural places.

"As you can see there is no connection to our President", seriously? What is wrong with people? No one person, regardless of race, gender, age etc. is better than anyone else. There are leaders and losers in every walk of life. 50 years out of segregation and we still have white Americans who believe they are the superior race? How someone like this can look their children in the eyes is beyond me. America is a melting pot of nationalities and immigrants. The only true natives of this land are the Native Americans who we, as an English race wronged and stole from. This kind of "free speech" is exactly what continues to seperate us as a nation. Have we learned nothing from the Middle East of hatred and intolerance to others beliefs? Live and Let Live. If we continue to raise our children believing there is a great divide, we continue to breed racism. Not only with black/white but all nationalities. We will continue to be held accountable for the sins of our fathers until we act and BELIEVE differently. Not just saying and doing what is politically correct but believing and passing down to other generations what is right. I believe we have evolved as a nation, not by electing a black man but choosing the best candidate. If McCain was in office, Bush would continue to reign. And more of our soldiers, our brothers and sisters, spouses and loved ones would continue to die for a nation who never tried to co-exist. To hell with fixing them, we need help ourselves. Wake up, people. What this man wrote and posted for people to see was horrifying to say the least. The thought of anyone with any intelligence backing him, stating our constitutional rights or freedom of speech sets us back 100 years. He should be in jail for the endangerment of the American public. Have your own opinion but for God's sake, be secure enough as a person to allow others to have their own and don't threaten a man's life for the color of his skin. If you truly dislike him, find a reason other than "White Supremacy" to back that. But I apologize, maybe the people who agree with this guy were too lazy to finish high school, get a decent job that allows you sufficient funds to have cable and access to news and outside worldly matters. And I will beat anyone, 3/4 of the people who share this opinion aren't even registered to vote. Get an education, get out in the world and then make an informed decision about who should lead this country.

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